1998–99 Charlotte Hornets season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the eleventh season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Hornets signed free agents Derrick Coleman, Chuck Person and Eldridge Recasner. After a four-month lockout wiped out half the season, the Hornets began their season dealing with injuries, as Anthony Mason was lost for the entire season with a biceps injury suffered in practice a few days before the start of the season.[2] Glen Rice was also out with an elbow injury and demanded a trade. The Hornets struggled losing eight of their first nine games, which led to a disappointing 4–11 start to the season as head coach Dave Cowens was replaced with Paul Silas.

1998–99 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachDave Cowens
(15 games)
Paul Silas (35 games)
OwnersGeorge Shinn
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record26–24 (.520)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWAXN-TV
Fox Sports South
RadioWBT

A few days later, Rice was traded along with J.R. Reid, and B.J. Armstrong to the Los Angeles Lakers for All-Star guard Eddie Jones, and Elden Campbell. The team improved under Silas posting a 22–13 record, including a nine-game winning streak in April. The Hornets finished fifth in the Central Division with a 26–24 record. However, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1995–96 season. The Hornets finished sixth the NBA in attendance for the season. Following the season, Person signed with the Seattle SuperSonics. Despite their above .500 record, they failed to qualify for the postseason.

Offseason

NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
121Ricky DavisSF/SG United StatesIowa
250Andrew Betts United StatesCalifornia State-Long Beach

Roster
Roster listing
Charlotte Hornets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 15 Beck, Corey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Arkansas
PF 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) North Carolina State
C 41 Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Clemson
PF 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Syracuse
SG 21 Davis, Ricky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iowa
SG 6 Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Temple
SF 14 Mason, Anthony  (IN) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Tennessee State
C 40 Miller, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Purdue
SF 45 Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Auburn
SG 13 Phills, Bobby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southern
PG 3 Recasner, Eldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Washington
C 33 Shackleford, Charles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina State
PG 4 Wesley, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Baylor
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes
  • Forward Anthony Mason missed the entire season due to a ruptured biceps injury.

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 3317.660–18–715–1015–7
x-Atlanta Hawks 3119.620216–915–1015–8
x-Detroit Pistons 2921.580417–812–1313–8
x-Milwaukee Bucks 2822.560517–811–1413–11
Charlotte Hornets 2624.520716–910–1512–10
Toronto Raptors 2327.4601014–119–169–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 2228.4401115–107–189–13
Chicago Bulls 1337.260208–175–204–19
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat3317.660–
2 y-Indiana Pacers3317.660–
3 x-Orlando Magic3317.660–
4 x-Atlanta Hawks3119.6202
5 x-Detroit Pistons2921.5804
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers2822.5605
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks2822.5605
8 x-New York Knicks2723.5406
9 Charlotte Hornets2624.5207
10 Toronto Raptors2327.46010
11 Cleveland Cavaliers2228.44011
12 Boston Celtics1931.38014
13 Washington Wizards1832.36015
14 New Jersey Nets1634.32017
15 Chicago Bulls1337.26020

Record vs. opponents
1998-99 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —3–03–03–12–10–10–01–20–01–03–11–00–00–31–20–01–22–12–22–11–00–00–00–00–02–10–01–02–1
Boston 0–3—1–22–12–20–01–00–30–00–00–31–00–03–00–30–11–21–21–21–20–00–10–10–00–01–20–01–03–1
Charlotte 0–32–1—2–12–10–00–03–00–10–01–20–00–11–22–20–03–01–31–21–21–01–00–00–00–02–11–00–02–1
Chicago 1–31–21–2—0–30–10–00–30–00–00–31–00–01–21–30–02–11–20–31–20–00–00–00–10–11–20–11–01–2
Cleveland 1–22–21–23–0—0–00–01–21–00–10–30–01–00–31–20–03–01–21–21–21–00–00–01–00–02–20–10–01–2
Dallas 1–00–00–01–00–0—2–10–12–22–20–03–00–30–10–01–20–10–01–00–01–30–32–21–30–30–00–32–10–0
Denver 0–00–10–00–00–01–2—0–01–30–40–13–01–20–11–00–31–00–00–00–00–30–30–30–42–20–01–23–10–1
Detroit 2–13–00–33–02–11–00–0—0–00–02–10–00–02–12–10–12–12–10–41–31–00–00–00–11–02–11–00–02–1
Golden State 0–00–01–00–00–12–23–10–0—0–31–02–11–20–00–12–20–00–00–10–01–22–21–20–31–20–00–44–00–0
Houston 0–10–00–00–01–02–24–00–03–0—0–03–11–20–10–02–11–00–00–10–02–22–13–00–32–11–00–34–00–0
Indiana 1–23–02–13–03–00–01–01–20–10–0—0–01–02–23–00–03–12–11–21–20–00–10–00–00–02–10–01–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–10–10–00–10–00–30–30–01–21–30–0—0–40–00–02–21–00–10–00–00–31–21–20–30–30–11–31–30–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–01–00–00–13–02–10–02–12–10–14–0—0–00–02–10–01–01–00–13–12–21–22–12–20–01–32–10–0
Miami 3–00–32–12–13–01–01–01–20–01–02–20–00–0—2–10–13–12–22–12–10–00–00–00–00–03–00–10–03–0
Milwaukee 2–13–02–23–12–10–00–11–21–00–00–30–00–01–2—1–02–12–11–21–20–10–00–00–01–03–10–00–02–1
Minnesota 0–01–00–00–00–02–13–01–02–21–20–02–21–21–00–1—0–00–10–00–01–20–33–12–22–10–10–33–10–0
New Jersey 2–12–10–31–20–31–00–11–20–00–11–30–10–01–31–20–0—0–30–31–20–00–10–00–01–02–10–00–02–1
New York 1–22–13–12–12–10–00–01–20–00–01–21–00–12–21–21–03–0—0–33–11–00–00–10–00–01–20–00–02–1
Orlando 2–22–12–13–02–10–10–04–01–01–02–10–00–11–22–10–03–03–0—1–20–00–01–00–10–01–20–00–02–1
Philadelphia 1–22–12–12–12–10–00–03–10–00–02–10–01–01–22–10–02–11–32–1—0–00–11–00–10–12–10–01–01–2
Phoenix 0–10–00–10–00–13–13–00–12–12–20–03–01–30–01–02–10–00–10–00–0—0–30–32–23–00–02–23–00–0
Portland 0–01–00–10–00–03–03–00–02–21–21–02–12–20–00–03–01–00–00–01–03–0—4–01–32–20–01–24–00–0
Sacramento 0–01–01–00–00–02–23–00–02–10–30–02–12–10–00–01–30–01–00–10–13–00–4—1–22–20–01–24–01–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–01–00–13–14–01–03–03–00–03–01–20–00–02–20–00–01–01–02–23–12–1—2–10–12–13–00–0
Seattle 0–00–00–01–00–03–02–20–12–11–20–03–02–20–00–11–20–10–00–01–00–32–22–21–2—0–02–22–10–1
Toronto 1–22–11–22–12–20–00–01–20–00–11–21–00–00–31–31–01–22–12–11–20–00–00–01–00–0—0–01–02–2
Utah 0–00–00–11–01–03–02–10–14–03–00–03–13–11–00–03–00–00–00–00–02–22–12–11–22–20–0—3–01–0
Vancouver 0–10–10–00–10–01–21–30–00–30–40–13–11–20–00–01–30–00–00–00–10–30–30–40–31–20–10–3—0–0
Washington 1–21–31–22–12–10–01–01–20–10–00–30–00–00–31–20–01–21–21–22–10–00–10–10–01–02–20–10–0—

Game log

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
B.J. Armstrong 10117.8.488.750.9001.62.70.30.05.7
Corey Beck 1609.4.4521.000.4621.41.30.40.12.2
Chucky Brown 482124.8.472.375.6783.61.20.30.48.5
Willie Burton 306.0.143.000.5002.00.00.00.01.3
Elden Campbell 323235.4.489.000.6479.41.91.21.815.3
Derrick Coleman 372931.8.414.212.7538.92.10.61.113.1
Ricky Davis 46112.1.405.167.7631.81.30.70.24.4
Eddie Jones 303038.6.446.359.801.3.94.23.01.117.0
Brad Miller 38012.3.565.500.7943.10.60.20.56.3
Chuck Person 502119.8.388.350.7502.61.20.40.26.1
Bobby Phills 434336.6.433.395.6854.03.51.40.614.3
Eldridge Recasner 44216.1.446.400.8721.82.10.40.05.0
J.R. Reid 161634.8.521.7987.11.61.40.615.2
Charles Shackleford 32411.5.489.6554.00.40.20.43.3
David Wesley 505037.0.446.359.8323.26.42.00.214.1
Travis Williams 807.8.462.7502.40.30.30.11.9
Joe Wolf 304.0.000.0000.30.00.00.00.0

Awards and records

Transactions
  • January 21, 1999

Signed Brad Miller as a free agent.

Signed Eldridge Recasner as a free agent.

Signed Charles Shackleford as a free agent.

Signed Chucky Brown as a free agent.

Signed Derrick Coleman as a free agent.

  • January 26, 1999

Signed Chuck Person as a free agent.

  • February 3, 1999

Signed Joe Wolf as a free agent.

  • February 28, 1999

Signed Willie Burton as a free agent.

  • March 8, 1999

Waived Willie Burton.

  • March 10, 1999

Waived Joe Wolf.

Traded B.J. Armstrong, J.R. Reid and Glen Rice to the Los Angeles Lakers for Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones.

  • March 16, 1999

Waived Travis Williams.

  • March 17, 1999

Signed Corey Beck to the first of two 10-day contracts.

  • April 6, 1999

Signed Corey Beck to a contract for the rest of the season.

References
  1. 1998-99 Charlotte Hornets
  2. "Mason Out for the Season After Biceps Injury". Los Angeles Times. February 3, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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